Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 4 2009

Georgian FM expect difficult talks in Yerevan

Georgia, Tbilisi, Sept. 4 /Trend News, N.Kirtzkhalia/

Georgian Foreign Minister, Grigol Vashadze, will visit Armenia on
September 4-5. The Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister, David Jalaganiya,
said the visit is being held within a framework of bilateral
agreements.

During the visit, Vashadze will meet his Armenian counterpart, Eduard
Nalbandian. Meetings will also be held with Armenian executive and
legislative bodies.

Jalaganiya noted that the meetings will discuss bilateral relations.

In the meantime, independent experts say that Vashadze’s visit is
dictated by the tension that has arisen between the two countries in
recent weeks. This involves the movement of Georgian border guards
within Armenian borders, according to Yerevan, and Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan recently demanding that Armenian be granted the status
of regional language in the Georgian region of Javakheti.